# CVE-2020-6969: Information disclosure in C-More Touch Panels EA9 series

> Attackers can unmask credentials in unprotected project files to remotely access and manipulate C-More Touch Panel configurations.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vvr7-5892-5mm9

## What is CVE-2020-6969?

CVE-2020-6969 is a critical vulnerability in C-More Touch Panels EA9 series, published on 5 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

It is possible to unmask credentials and other sensitive information on “unprotected” project files, which may allow an attacker to remotely access the C-More Touch Panels EA9 series: firmware versions prior to 6.53 and manipulate system configurations.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6969?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Automationdirect C-More Ea9-Rhi Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T10cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T10wcl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T12cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T15cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T15cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T6cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T6cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T7cl-R Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T7cl Firmware, Automationdirect C-More Ea9-T8cl Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6969?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-6969 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6969 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6969 is a critical vulnerability in C-More Touch Panels EA9 series, published on 5 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6969 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: C-More Touch Panels EA9 series. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6969/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6969/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6969
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6969
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6969

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6969/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.